Chinese murder suspect who spent a year on the run given away by his hat

A murder suspect from central China who evaded efforts to catch him by cycling across five provinces has been detained by police after a year-long hunt.

The 49-year-old, surnamed Jia, was detained in Jingmen, Hubei province, in connection with the death of a neighbour 500km (310 miles) away in Henan province, local media reported.

Jia caught the attention of Jingmen police officer Feng Lin and his two colleagues as he cycled the streets with his luggage at about 2am on Sunday. The officers said their attention was drawn to Jia’s black hat.

Jia appeared calm when he was asked to produce his identification card.